This dish--inspired loosely by a reference to huevos rancheros that I'd seen in the newspaper earlier in the day--seemed like such a good idea when I was making it in my head on the drive home. Sadly, it didn't work out quite so well in execution. The salsa made the quesadilla soggy, for one thing.

Leftovers--both a boon and a bane to playing host for large gatherings. It's a lot of free food, but it's also a pain to finish it off, especially when it's something that I didn't like in the first place.

with Wife, Dominic, and various families from Dominic's former daycare

One of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the country (see most recently 2.220 Shrimp Fried Rice), hangari jjambbong is their signature dish. It's distinctive from standard jjambbong (see generally 1.178 Haemul Jjambbong) in the quantity and quality of seafood, including the piece de resistance: a whole octopus. Also, it's served in a huge hangari, a traditional Korean earthenware bowl, one so large that it usually elicits gasps from those seeing it for the first time. Though the menu describes it as a 2-person portion, it tends to feed at least 4, along with other dishes. And of course, the restaurant's noodle dishes all feature hand-made noodles, their general claim-to-fame. Good stuff, though I'm not personally much of a jjambbong guy. 16,000 won.

Even with the cup of beer for scale, the photo doesn't adequately show how big the bowl really is.